For the past two-plus decades, SimBio has been a leading developer of innovative teaching and learning tools that engage college biology students worldwide in inquiry-driven learning. Founded and run by academically oriented biologists, we are motivated to grow our business by making a positive impact in STEM education. We’re particularly interested in understanding how students struggle with and ultimately grasp difficult biological concepts, and how interactive digital tools can help students learn. Our research results are published in peer-reviewed journals, but more importantly, we use what we learn to improve our teaching tools.
We are looking for an entrepreneurial-minded biologist/educator to participate in our NSF-funded research and to help promote our teaching tools to biology faculty across North America. This is a job for an enterprising person with strong research and exceptional communication skills who wants their work to have a broad impact, and who has the tenacity to make that broad impact a reality.
SimBio is 100% employee-owned and supports quality of life both in and out of work. We aim to hire people who find it motivating to play a role in building something that is special and worthwhile. While our home office is in Missoula, MT, this position will be based out of a branch office in Amherst, MA where Dr. Eli Meir, SimBio’s founder and Director of Research, is located.
Location: Amherst, MA
Start Date: ASAP
Education and Experience (Required):
- PhD in Biology, Biology Education, or related field
- Experience teaching college-level biology classes in the U.S. or Canada
- Comfortable working with large datasets, writing papers, and / or other aspects of conducting educational research
Preferred Additional Knowledge and Skills:
- Have used SimBio products in teaching a class
- Have participated in discipline-based education research
- Experience in a sales position at some point in life
Strong candidates will be:
- Self-motivated, hard-working, and dedicated to excellence.
- Productive without frequent direction but comfortable seeking input when tasks or requirements are unclear.
- Good communicators both in writing and orally who would enjoy talking with college faculty about teaching.
- Willing to travel multiple times per year to conferences and to visit faculty who are considering using SimBio’s teaching tools.
- Skilled team members with the ability to work constructively with colleagues.
Compensation and Hours:
- Full-time, salaried position
- Compensation commensurate with skills and experience
- Position includes health insurance and retirement benefits, generous vacation time, and a flexible work schedule
- Participation in SimBio’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Being part of a great company making a positive impact on STEM education – your work will make a difference!
To apply:
All applications must be submitted through the following resume management service: http://simbio.submittable.com/submit. Please be prepared to upload a current resume and a cover letter with links to work examples. Please direct any inquiries about this position to jobs@simbio.com.
